Trump muscles for end to Mueller probe after Strzok's firing

President Donald Trump and his administration are cranking up the pressure on special counsel Robert Mueller to end his Russia investigation after FBI agent Peter Strzok, who shared anti-Trump text messages, was booted from the bureau.

The president has long called Mueller's probe into whether the Russian government colluded with Trump's 2016 campaign, as well as related issues such as possible obstruction of justice by the president, a "witch hunt." But Strzok's firing has added fuel to Trump's push to end the investigation that has served as a drag on his presidency.

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"Fired FBI Agent Peter Strzok is a fraud, as is the rigged investigation he started," the president tweeted Tuesday morning. "There was no Collusion or Obstruction with Russia, and everybody, including the Democrats, know it. The only Collusion and Obstruction was by Crooked Hillary, the Democrats and the DNC!"

Strzok was fired Friday after FBI Director Christopher Wray overruled an internal disciplinary review that recommended Strzok's demotion and a 60-day suspension. Strzok, along with former FBI attorney Lisa Page, have recently been Trump's main targets after text messages between the two became public and revealed anti-Trump sentiments.

Strzok was central to the investigation into Hillary Clinton's private email server, in addition to the Trump campaign's contacts with Russians. Since the release of Strzok's text messages, Republicans have alleged that both probes have been tainted.

Counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway during an interview on Fox News on Tuesday morning said that Strzok was "political" about the investigations he worked on and "started digging up dirt" on Trump because he was worried that "Hillary Clinton was such a weak, pathetic candidate."

"He took action against a sitting political candidate," Conway said in an interview on Fox News. "He didn't just put his thumb on the scales of justice as a very high-up person at the FBI. He just sat on it and put his whole body and slammed into it."

The White House also has a new target that they are turning to: Bruce Ohr.

"Bruce Ohr of the 'Justice' Department (can you believe he is still there) is accused of helping disgraced Christopher Steele 'find dirt on Trump.' Ohr’s wife, Nelly, was in on the act big time - worked for Fusion GPS on Fake Dossier. @foxandfriends," Trump wrote on Twitter.

Ohr, a senior Justice Department official, has come under scrutiny after it was revealed he had contact with Fusion GPS founder Glenn Simpson and former British spy Christopher Steele during the 2016 election. Ohr's wife, Nellie, also worked for Fusion GPS during the 2016 election. Steele compiled a dossier that described a complex conspiracy by Trump and his campaign to work in concert with the Kremlin to influence the 2016 election, which the president has strongly denied.

Conway on Tuesday also questioned why Ohr was still at the Justice Department.

"We've been very patient as this investigation has gone over 1.2 million documents, 33 witnesses, and yet we see every single day that revelations are coming out on the pro-Hillary left side of the ledger here," Conway said.

The president on Tuesday also freshly blamed Jeff Sessions, labeling him as not a “real” attorney general.

It was the latest attack from Trump, who has regularly blasted the attorney general for recusing himself from the Russia probe. On Saturday, the president accused Sessions of being “scared stiff” and “missing in action.”

“’They were all in on it, clear Hillary Clinton and FRAME Donald Trump for things he didn’t do.’ Gregg Jarrett on @foxandfriends," Trump wrote on Twitter. "If we had a real Attorney General, this Witch Hunt would never have been started! Looking at the wrong people."